William E. Ford
Member of the Supervisory Board
Administration
Axel Springer SE
Germany
Biography
William E. Ford was born in Orange, New Jersey, USA, on 18 June 1961. He has over two decades’ experience with managing investments in growth companies, among them IHS Markit, E*Trade, Priceline and the First Republic Bank. In 1991, he joined General Atlantic, and became its Chief Executive Officer in 2007. He currently serves on the boards of General Atlantic portfolio companies Tory Burch, IHS Markit and Axel Springer SE, and is a member of the Partnership Committee of Oak Hill Advisors. He is Chairman of General Atlantic’s Executive Committee and is a member of its Investment, Portfolio and Capital Committee. Furthermore, he is a member of the Board of Directors (Verwaltungsrat) of Swiss company TBG AG. William E. is involved with a number of educational and non-profit organisations. Among others, he is a member of the Boards of Rockefeller University and Lincoln Center, chairs the Investment Committee of Amherst College, and is a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University. Since 29 August 2016, William E. Ford has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Axel Springer SE by virtue of a court appointment.
Research Interest
Business Development
